Some inspirational posts being made here.
All the best to Craig and Jeanette with their stop campaigns - you'll be so glad you made the effort a few years from now guys - well done
My wife never nagged me to stop at all, but I secretly new that for my family's sake and my own it just didn't make sense to carry on doing this really silly thing. I found those Nicabate plastic cigarettes a real help as they gave me the same mouth action as well as hand action. But when I realised the cost of them (and how on the back of the packet they encouraged you to drag this process out over a six month period - by which time you'd be well and truly scint !) - I decided to go cold turkey.
I have to say in all honesty that it was a little easier than I expected and I haven't touched one since - a matter of about 13 years. Although I will say this, - I chose my time to quit carefully. My young son at the time was a real handful and I was a nervous wreck. My folks had kindly offered to take him away for a long weekend, - so that was my cue to do the honours. And I've always been thankful that I did take the opportunity, because I really do think that people who smoke do sometimes get a feeling that the moment has come when they could give it a serious go - whereas at other times they just feel the moment is wrong.
But my poor old Mum who gave up smoking almost 30 years ago and never really was what you'd call a heavy smoker, went on to develop emphysema. And boy is that a debilitating disease
If young smokers could see how they may end up, they may try to stop before the damage is done. For me, as a close family member, it's heartbreaking to see your relative go down the gurglar in this awful way.
Just my 2c - hope it helps someone
Cheers,